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Art by • Artem Demura

"They're trying to convince people they can't do the things they've been doing easily for years - to write emails, to write a presentation. Your daughter wants you to make up a bedtime story about puppies - to write that for you." We will get to the point, she says with a grim laugh, "that you will essentially become just a skin bag of organs and bones, nothing else. You won't know anything and you will be told repeatedly that you can't do it, which is the opposite of what life has to offer. Capitulating all kinds of decisions like where to go on vacation, what to wear today, who to date, what to eat. People are already doing this. You won't have to process grief, because you'll have uploaded photos and voice messages from your mother who just died, and then she can talk to you via Al video call every day. One of the ways it's going to destroy humans, long before there's a nuclear disaster, is going to be the emotional hollowing-out of people."

This. Is. Why. I. Paint.

as a neurodivergent & also weird kid school was hell for me, though these days I struggle to remember the names of all the teachers who bullied me. But the three that treated me like a person have never left me. Now more than ever, I hope you all try your best to stay unsquishable!

Happy Friday! Always a good start when you can get a workout in before a con work day :D

Hello Bluesky! My name is Kervin and I’m an NYC based illustrator, husband, girl dad & cat dad. Here is my work! Hope you stick around.

Haha, I am! I appreciate it 💛 Just one bad brain day but things are overall good. We gotta do another dinner soon, I have much news!

Woof. Funny how a rough couple days can remind you how fragile you still are. Ah well, two steps forward and one step back is still a net positive.

"Being a good artist isn't about having artistic talent. It's about practice and having the willpower of a roach that has been smacked 20 times with a rolled up magazine and yet STILL refuses to die."

Mood. #art

Yay new palette! A bit bigger than my previous one (and actually flat instead of warped with heat lol), so I’ll be able to start sizing up my designs! Restocking for Gateway Furmeet today and hitting the road tomorrow!

Happy International Coffee Day ☕

Photo showing blue and green running shoes

The shoes in question. How rad is this colorway??

Also…why are trail runners like 170 now…anyways, buy used, save money, be greeeeen 💚

Maaaan, eBay and Poshmark are the best. I was on a steep 10 mile hike last week when I realized my favorite trail running shoes had lost most of their tread, and I was able to find the exact same shoe (that was discontinued years ago) for $30. And they’re in near perfect shape!

OH, and that’s to cap off a wonderful FTO with sales I was not at all expecting. Thank you all so much for your support. I’m so grateful for all the people who let me do what I love for a living. Cloud nine 💛

I got some news I’ll be able to share eventually, but for now….what a solid year.

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In Maine, prisoners are thriving in remote jobs and other states are taking notice Forty-five Maine prisoners are currently working remote jobs for outside companies. A few are working full-time, earning more than corrections officers. One is making well into the six figures. Here's...

In Maine, Incarcerated People Are Thriving in Remote Jobs. Other States Are Taking Notice. Story via Maine public.

very much enjoying Furry Takeover at Fontana Dam, and happy to have time to work away at my commission queue :3 trying to clear it out before gateway next weekend!

digital painting of a jackdaw in the sun

jackdaw study

A rare garden visit from this shy corvid

This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem

The buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) has mastered a very particular kind of camouflage.

When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig.

Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?

EYYYY guess who got into Nordicfuzzcon?? That means a week+ trip to Sweden next year!! Hopefully I can do Confuzzled and add a long trip to the UK as well! ✈️🌎😺

Drag Queens Tag Sharks in Annual Florida Science Celebration The annual “Drag ’n Tag” expedition takes place amid a wave of antitransgender legislation

Today is “drag and tag,” tagging sharks with drag queens while raising money for LGBQT+ youth organizations in Florida!

www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...

These are lovely, and it’s awesome to hear your mom be so receptive to the activity. Looking forward to seeing them in your shop!

More reasons to be anti-AI

Caroline Polachek (1/2)

I think, more than ever, these words from Mr. Rogers hold as true as the day he spoke them.

You can add up all the enjoyable pursuits of LLMs and the work productivity hacks and none of them, separately or together, will be more important than AI’s ecological costs or political disruption.

“We” is more important here.

i am meant to love